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Newbie help! om617 info - saburai - 05-20-2011
Hello all!
I'm quite glad to have found this community and look forward to spending more time here and learning a bunch!
I'm hoping that you folks can help me. I'm a long time mechanic and hot rodder but I'm new to diesel. I am interested in putting a om617 turbo in to my '99 Jeep XJ. The transmission adepter plate is available and I've done a bunch of different swaps so not too much trouble there.
However, I know next to nothing about the om617 and mechanical injection diesel. Are there any on line resources you could point me to? Downloads of shop manuals or good web pages? I've got a steep learning curve before I turn the first wrench!
On another note, what would be "the best of breed" for the car I would use for a donor? My plan would be to buy a running om617 powered vehicle and both get some hands on time with the engine and get it running in good form before I begin the swap.
Many thanks!
Rich
RE: Newbie help! om617 info - Captain America - 05-20-2011
Sweet! I have thought about doing this in my XJ but I think I will Turbo the 4.0!
http://www.dieselgiant.com/mercedes_diesel_maintenance_tips.htm
These are very good!
http://mercedes.thatchermathias.com/Index/617Tindex.html
RE: Newbie help! om617 info - dieselboy - 05-20-2011
I think I've seen the om617 in just about everything now lol.
RE: Newbie help! om617 info - saburai - 05-20-2011
Hey Capt. thank you for the links! That should get me started.
Here is a video of a Wrangler with a om617:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpEkLYk8zEg&layer_token=2846e16336df4b36
This is the same guy who sells the adepter plates, here he is running it in the mud:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jeepdsl#p/a/u/0/CrpaeJVXJfQ
Is there a "best year" to start with?
TIA
Rich
RE: Newbie help! om617 info - Captain America - 05-21-2011
Not really, basically all the same from '79-'85 I think..